8am- an explosion rocks a London cafe. Minutes later a call is made to a local radio station- 'We've just detonated a bomb. Another will explode shortly to prove what we are capable of. The British government has until midnight tonight to meet all our demands, or a far greater attack will take place somewhere in this country that will bring fire down on all your heads. i> i>You have been warned ...' /i> b>Sixteen hours is all DC Tina Boyd and DI Mike Bolt have to find and stop the killers - before it's too late.

Author Biography

Simon Kernick is one of Britain s most exciting thriller writers. He arrived on the crime writing scene with his highly acclaimed debut novel The Business of Dying, the story of a corrupt cop moonlighting as a hitman. Simon's big breakthrough came with his novel Relentless which was the biggest selling thriller of 2007. His most recent crime thrillers include The Last Ten Seconds, The Payback and Siege. Simon talks both on and off the record to members of the Met s Special Branch and the Anti-Terrorist Branch and the Serious and Organised Crime Agency, so he gets to hear first hand what actually happens in the dark and murky underbelly of UK crime. To find out more about his thrillers, visit www.simonkernick.com; www.facebook.com/SimonKernick; www.twitter.com/simonkernick